A THANGKA OF PADMASAMBHAVANepal, 19th - early 20th century. Distemper on cloth. The Indian saint seated on a throne in a nature setting, holding a vajra in his raised right hand and a skull cup in his left, a khatvanga resting in the crook of his arm, wearing voluminous and finely decorated robes and an upturned Nyingmapa cap. Surrounded by various smaller emanations as well as other deities. At the bottom center a figure of a man and woman, presumably a later addition, representing the previous owners and inscribed with their names: 'Ise de Sherman' and 'Mani Maya'.Provenance: From a private collection in Belgium.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, creasing, soiling, and few minuscule losses and touchups, the colors darkened and a minor tear to the upper right corner. The textile mounting further with few small tears and loose threads.Dimensions: Image size 74.5 x 51 cm, Size incl. mounting 111 x 66.5 cm, Size of frame 135.8 x 89.7 cmWith a silk brocade mounting and rolled up protective cover, with wood handles. Matted and framed behind glass.蓮花生大士唐卡尼泊爾，十九至二十世紀初，布面膠畫。這位印度聖人坐在寶座上，背景為山水自然景觀。舉起的右手拿著金剛杵，左手拿著骷髏杯，手臂彎曲處擱著卡特萬加法器，穿著寬大且裝飾精美的長袍，頭戴上翹的寧瑪派帽。周圍環繞各位祖師以及其他神靈。 底部中央有一男一女的形象，可能是後來添加的，代表以前的所有者，並刻有他們的名字：“Ise de Sherman”和“Mani Maya”。來源：比利時私人收藏。品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損、摺痕、污漬，輕微缺損和修飾，顏色變暗，右上角有輕微撕裂。織物有輕微小撕裂和絲線鬆散。 尺寸： 畫面74.5 x 51 厘米, 總111 x 66.5 厘米, 框135.8 x 89.7 厘米絲綿保護蓋，裝於玻璃後。